Correspondence Address:
Dr.Bodkhe Prajakta Ph.D. Scholar, M.D. Ayurveda Samhita-Siddhanta) Mam’s Sumatibhai Shah Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Hadapsar, Pune.
Date of Acceptance: 2023-04-05
Date of Publication:2023-05-27
Article-ID:IJIM_231_05_23 https://ijim.co.in
Source of Support: Nil
Conflict of Interest: None declared
How To Cite This Article: Bodkhe P.S., Sawant G. A literary review on the Concept of Sthaulya with special reference to Panchamahabhoota Siddhanta. Int J Ind Med 2023;4(4):29-36 DOI : http://doi.org/10.55552/IJIM.2023.4405
Sthaulya is one of the Santarpanjanya vyadhi primarily of dosha Kapha and dushya Medo dhatu in which there is Vikrut Vruddhi (Abnormal increase) of Medodhatu and is caused due to excessive consumption of Snigdha (unctuousness), Guru (heaviness), Pischila (slimy/sticky), and Madhura rasa (sweet) pradhan ahar that is due to excess consumption of Prithvi and jala mahabhuta constituents, Hence Drugs having opposing properties, i.e., Agni, Vayu, and Aakash are used for treatment. Apatarpan also called Langhana (starvation, thinning therapies, and lightening therapies) is the main chikitsa for Sthaulya. Langhana dravyas possess Akasha, Vaayu, and Agni mahabhuta dominancy having Laghu (lightness), Ushna (hot), Tikshna (sharpness), Vishada (clear), Ruksha (non-unctuousness), Sukshma (fineness), Khara (roughness), Sara (mobility) properties for making the body light i.e.thin. The panchabhautik constitution of Vyadhi hetus (basic causative factors) and Dosh-Dushya involved in vyadhi Samprapti (pathogenesis of disease) is observed. Then the medicines having opposite panchabhautik constitutions are administered to restore equilibrium in the body.
Keywords: Sthaulya, Panchamahabhoota Siddhanta, Apatarpan.
